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THE NUMBER of people murdered in London so far this year has reached the milestone of 100 after a woman was killed in a suspected arson attack on a Woolwich town house last night, and the capital’s crime epidemic continues.

January 1 2018: Steve Frank Narvaez-Jara, 20, was the first person to be murdered in 2018, in the early hours of the morning on January 1, at a flat near Old Street station.

January 3: Elizabeta Lacatusu, 44, a Romanian national, was stabbed to death in Norfolk Road, Ilford, east London.

January 6: Vijaykumar Patel, 49, died after sustaining critical injuries outside a shop in Mill Hill, north London.

January 8: Daniel Frederick, 34, was stabbed close to where he lived in Shakespeare Walk, Stoke Newington. He later died in hospital.

January 9 Leslie Hebblewhite, 63, suffered a knife injury to his foot when an intruder broke into his home in Northumberland Park, Tottenham, north London. He was taken to hospital but died two days later. Eugeniusz Ciwinski, 33, of Coniston Road, Tottenham, was found guilty of his manslaughter in July.

January 11: Harry Uzoka, 25, was stabbed to death in Shepherd's Bush, west London. Fellow model George Koh, 24, was convicted of his murder in August.

January 24: Seyed Khan, 49, was found dead in Ilford Cemetery on February 1, after last being seen at his home in Thamesmead eight days earlier.

January 28: Yaya Mbye, 26, was taken to hospital after being found with stab wounds at the George Downing Estate in Stoke Newington and died shortly afterwards.

Police outside the scene of an alleged murder on Old Kent Road (Image: SWNS)

January 29: Juan Olmos Saca, 39, was fatally stabbed during an altercation at an address in Atwell Road, Peckham. He eventually died from his injuries on February 4.

January 31: Lily Mai Saint George, aged 11 weeks, died after police were called to reports of an unresponsive baby at an address in Belmont Road, Haringey. The infant was taken to hospital for treatment, but died two days later on February 2.

January 31: Khader Saleh, 25, was stabbed to death at Wormwood Scrubs prison in west London.

February 1: Alfie Lamb, three, was taken to hospital after being found unresponsive at his home in Adams Way, Croydon. The youngster was pronounced dead on February 4.

February 3: Kwabena Nelson, 22, a youth worker from Tottenham, sustained multiple stab wounds in St Mary's Close in Haringey.

February 3: Hasan Ozkan, 19, died after being stabbed multiple times in Abbey Road, Barking. Police believe Mr Ozkan was "singled out" by a group who wished to cause him harm.

February 9: Hannah Leonard, 55, was stabbed to death at a flat in Camden.

February 11: Sabri Chibani, 19, was attacked at a house near Streatham Common before staggering outside and collapsing in the street. A post-mortem examination found the Italian national had died from a stab wound to the chest.

Police on the scene of an alleged murder on Old Kent Road on 17 August (Image: LNP)

February 12: Bulent Kabala, 41, was shot in what police believe was a "targeted hit" in the Cockfosters area of north London.

February 13: Saeeda Hussain, 54, was found with fatal head injuries at an address in Staines Road, Ilford, and pronounced dead at the scene.

February 14: Lord Promise Nkenda, 17, was stabbed to death in Goldwing Close, Canning Town.

February 15: Mark Smith, 48, was found at an address in Warren Road, Chingford, where he died of multiple injuries following a suspected attack.

February 17: Jozef Boci, 30, died several days after being violently attacked in Greenwich.

February 18: Lewis Blackman, 19, known to friends as Dotz, was stabbed at an address in Kensington.

February 20: Abdikarim Hassan, 17, was the first of two young men to be stabbed in the Camden area on the same day.

February 20: Sadiq Aadam Mohamed, 20, died at the scene where he was stabbed in Bartholomew Road, Camden.

February 20: Amir Ellouzi, 24, was shot in Old Pye Street, Westminster, and was later taken to hospital. He remained in a critical condition for more than a month, until he succumbed to his injuries and died on March 27.

February 25: Michael Boyle, 44, from Galashiels, Scotland, was stabbed at the Sir Robert Peel pub in Southwark and died several days later in hospital, on March 10.

March 1: Christopher Beaumont, 42, was stabbed in Melrose Gardens, Hammersmith. Police and paramedics tended to his injuries but were unable to save him and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

March 5: Kelva Smith, 20, was fatally stabbed outside a nursery in Albert Road, South Norwood.

March 5: Laura Cecilia Navarrete De Figueira, 47, was stabbed to death at her home in Twickenham, and her husband and two children were later found dead at the foot of cliffs 80 miles away in Birling Gap, East Sussex.

March 8: Kelvin Odunuyi, 19, became the first teenager to die from gunshot wounds this year after he was killed outside the Vue Cinema complex in Wood Green. It is believed his assailants fled the scene by moped.

March 12: Nikolay Glushkov, 68, was found dead at his home in New Malden. A post-mortem investigation later found the Russian exile had died as a result of compression to the neck.

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March 13: Julian Joseph, 36, was attacked on a bus on Alpha Road, New Cross, and died after succumbing to a serious head injury 11 days later on March 24.

March 14: Lyndon Davis, 18, was assaulted on Padnall Road, Chadwell Heath, and was later found suffering from a stab wound on nearby Nash Road. He died at an east London hospital a few hours later.

March 14: Joseph Williams-Torres, 20, was sat in a stationary vehicle when he was shot dead in Forest Road, Walthamstow.

March 17: Russell Jordan Jones, 23, was one of two people who were stabbed and shot in an attack in South Street, Enfield. He died at the scene but a second victim was taken to hospital and later discharged.

March 18: Tyrone Silcott, 41, was stabbed on Towpath Walk in Hackney.

March 18: Hersi (Naomi) Hersi, 36, who was living as a trans woman named Naomi, was found with knife injuries at an address near Heathrow Airport in Hounslow and pronounced dead at the scene 30 minutes later.

March 19: Balbir Johal, 48, was stabbed in Marlborough Road, Southall, on March 19. He died in hospital a short time later.

March 20: Beniamin Pieknyi, 21, was stabbed to death at the Stratford Centre shopping complex in east London.

March 25: Abraham Badru, 26, was shot near his home in Hackney as he went to get a drink from the boot of his car. It later emerged that he had received a police bravery award for intervening to stop a gang rape and giving evidence against the attackers despite receiving death threats.

March 26: David Potter, 50, was found with a stab injury to the neck at a residential address on Tooting High Street, and was pronounced dead at the scene.

March 26: Wieskaw Kopcynski, 59, was taken to hospital with blood gushing from his nose and later died from his injuries following a suspected assault in Stern Close, Barking.

March 29: Reece Tshoma, 23, was attacked and stabbed in Nathan Way, Thamesmead, before being driven to hospital by a friend. He died from his injuries later the same evening.

March 30: Leyla Mtumwa, 36, was stabbed at an address in Kirkstall Avenue, Haringey.

March 31: Ourania Lambrou, 80, died after being pushed over in Camden Road, north London. She was admitted to hospital and later discharged before being admitted to a second hospital, where she died on April 3.

May 31: Mark Tremain, 52, suffered facial injuries in a fight in Albert Square, Lambeth. He spent two weeks in hospital but died on June 14.

June 1: Pregnant Andra Hilitanu, 28, died when she was attacked with a knife at her home in Neasden Lane, Brent.

June 9: Edmond Jonuzi, 35, was stabbed to death near Turnpike Lane Tube station.

June 9: Gitana Matukeviciene, 50, was found unconscious at her home in Rutland Road, Dagenham, and died three days later on June 12.

June 11: Joshua Boadu, 23, died from stab wounds after seeking help at a home in Lucey Way, Bermondsey. It is believed he was injured in a fight involving several men outside Helen Taylor House. The victim was taken to hospital but died on June 18.

June 23: Jordan Douherty, 15, was beaten and stabbed by 10 attackers near a community centre in Romford, east London. The aspiring rapper, who performed drill music under the name Young Valenti, was killed in seconds amid violent scenes after around 300 teenagers spilled on to the street from a 16th birthday party.

June 23: Gita Suri, 56, was found dead in the back garden of a house in Tunnel Avenue, Greenwich. She had been stabbed in the back. A 50-year-old man has been charged with her murder.

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June 27: Ishak Tacine, 20, from Enfield, was stabbed after reports of a fight between men armed with baseball bats in Cavendish Road, Edmonton.

July 1: Shuren Ma, 72, died from a head injury at a home in Elmdene Road, Woolwich.

July 5: Kaltoun Saleh, 43, was taken to hospital with serious burns after emergency services attended a fire at a flat on Corker Walk, Finsbury Park. Saleh died from her injuries on August 21. A man found at the scene was treated for burns and was later charged with murder.

July 7: Janek Brackonecki, 57, was found dead in a car park off Leytonstone High Road, east London.

July 14: Katrina Makunova, 17, was stabbed in the chest in Brisbane Street, Camberwell. The aspiring beautician and humanitarian, who lived with her brother in Forest Hill, had been visiting a friend when she was killed.

July 25: Latwaan Griffiths, 18, from Southwark, was riding as a passenger on a moped when he was left in Denmark Road, Camberwell with stab injuries. The driver fled while members of the public gave him first aid.

July 31: Sheila Thomas, 69, was murdered at a home in Casino Avenue, Herne Hill.

August 1: Siddique Kamara, 23, who performed as drill rapper Incognito, was fatally stabbed in Warham Street, Camberwell.

August 2: A woman named locally as Karen Peter, who was in her fifties, was found dead following a house fire in Valentines Way, Romford.

August 5: Malik Chattun, 22, was fatally stabbed in a fight in Kingston-Upon-Thames in the early hours of the morning.

August 7: Joel Urhie, seven, died in an arson attack at his home in Deptford, south-east London.

August 15: Britain's Got Talent contestant Simonne Samantha Kerr, 31, was stabbed to death at her home in Grayshott Road, Battersea, south-west London.

August 17: Joseph Cullimore, 42, from Waltham Forest, was stabbed at a home in Chingford, east London.

August 17: Gary Amer, 63, was fixing a boiler at a home in Walworth, south-east London, when he was stabbed 30 times.

August 18: Leroy Junior Edwards, 66, was found stabbed at what police called a multi-occupancy address in Catford, south-east London. A woman - 29-year-old Kerry Donovan, of Southend-on-Sea Essex - was charged with murder.

August 22: Carole Harrison, 73, was found dead at an address on Mays Road, Teddington, when police were called to a fire in the early hours of the morning.

A post-mortem examination revealed she had injuries consistent with assault although an official cause of death has not yet been established.

August 25: Shevaun Sorrell, 22, was found with multiple stab wounds in Creek Road, Deptford, south-east London. He was pronounced dead in hospital less than an hour later. Dana Powell, 27, of Deptford, was charged with murder.

August 31: Celia Levitt, 68, was found unresponsive after police forced entry into an address on Stoneleigh Road in Bromley in the early hours of the morning.

She was pronounced dead at the scene and a 36-year-old man at the address was arrested on suspicion of murder.

September 3: Ismail Tanrikulu, 22, was found shot dead in Tottenham Cemetery.

September 6: A woman, believed to be in her late forties, was found dead at a townhouse in Centurion Square, Woolwich, following a suspected arson attack. A murder investigation has been launched.